Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Acetates of Baylis−Hillman Adducts and Potassium Organotrifluoroborates

Abstract
The cross-coupling of potassium organotrifluoroborates and acetates of Baylis−Hillman adducts proceeds readily in moderate to excellent yield in the presence of Pd(OAc)2. The reaction tolerates hindered trifluoroborate salts, and the process is stereoselective.